Gulf Coast Hospital Eva Michelle Carlin HCS/533October 20‚ 2014 Dr. Kevin Lett Gulf Coast HospitalThe Gulf Coast Hospital‚ a 350-bed facility‚ is located in New Orleans‚ Louisiana along the Gulf coast. The Gulf coast has been hit with numerous hurricanes and tropical storms and in 2005 Katrina hit land. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic tropical cyclone of the 2005 season and made her way onto the shores of the Gulf coast on the morning of Monday‚ August 29
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For some of the most common conditions treated in hospitals‚ as many as one in five patients is readmitted within 30 days of his/her discharge‚ reports the Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Being readmitted has consequences. For one‚ readmissions cost Medicare an estimated 17.5 billion a year‚ as hospitals bill the government for the care. But the toll readmission takes on patients and their families is incalculable. “The most important problem of readmission is not the cost‚ but
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Winterbourne View Hospital Winterbourne View Hospital was a 24-bed hospital that was registered to provide assessment‚ treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities and autism. Unfortunately‚ instead of protecting patients form any abuse‚ staff was proven to mistreat and abuse the service users. These events first came to light in May 2011. Prompted by concerns raised by a former staff member‚ a journalist working for the BBC managed to get a job in that hospital. Using a hidden
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Hospitals have always existed with the purpose of facilitating health care. However‚ our methods to amend suffering of the ill and wounded have improved dramatically in the last century. Unlike modern hospitals‚ alleviated by the help of revolutionary medicines such as penicillin and anesthesia‚ hospitals one hundred years ago were forced to proceed with unconventional methods of practice. The changes that have been implemented have served to produce more reputable results. Some of the very first
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welfare of their society. However‚ they did not treat sufferers of mental illnesses tenderly. They housed patients in the basement of the Pennsylvania Hospital which had a meager patient capacity. The few patients that were treated there were often shackled to walls. Pennsylvania Hospital eventually expanded to become its own facility‚ the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane. Although the Quakers administered cruel treatment‚ their work was a crucial step in the founding of more mental health facilities
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Introduction Since its inception in 1975‚ Patton – Fuller Community Hospital has been dedicated to providing cutting-edge medical care to the people of Kelsey and the surrounding communities. PFCH is a for-profit hospital and is owned by physicians active at the facility. Quality patient care is the key to a hospital’s success and as shareholders in PFCH. The hospital has seven network diagrams divided into two areas; the first one is clinical areas‚ which include ERs and ORs‚ Pharmacy‚ Labs‚
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Winterbourne View Hospital What happened at Winterbourne View Hospital was horrifying for both patients and their families.Many people were shocked‚angry and disappointed by the way people with learning disabilities‚autism‚mental health problems and behaviour that challenges were treated. Six former members of staff at Winterbourne View hospital were jailed for the terrible crimes they committed. Serious concerns were raised by families‚CQC and the public concerned for example patients placed in
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm The Healing Hospital paradigm focuses on the Holistic approach to health care (Chapman‚ 2007). Many of the Healing Hospitals and other clinical facilities have made the transition from treating illness only to an over-all healing approach. The Healing Hospital paradigm addresses the healing of the whole person‚ spirit‚ soul and body (Chapman‚ 2007). The over-all approach includes the well being of the patient‚ cognitive‚ emotional and the relationship to spirituality
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infections‚ AKA hospital acquired infections‚ are common during both surgeries‚ and normal everyday doctor visits. Currently‚ there are no uniform infection prevention programs for every hospital in America. Today I would like to talk to you all about the key economic issues facing hospital acquired infections‚ As well as the things you all should look for in order to better protect yourself. II. ECONOMICS A. Some health care experts oppose an increase in sanitation methods within a hospital environment
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Assignment: Staff and Administration Hospital administrators and clinical staff have varying roles and responsibilities. Both have responsibilities that are necessary for the proper and successful function of the hospital or facility. The hospital administrator is primarily in charge of all of the daily operations of the hospital. Two roles of the hospital administrator that I believe are most important are maintaining strong‚ supportive relationships with the physicians and being a strong
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